Ex-Analyst at SAC Felt Pressured for Tips

By

Michael Rothfeld and

Jenny Strasburg

Updated Feb. 14, 2013 9:23 a.m. ET

A former analyst at SAC Capital Advisors told federal criminal investigators that he was pressured by his manager to gather inside information on technology stocks, according to people familiar with the briefing.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Manhattan U.S. Attorney's office now are using the statements from the analyst to try to build a case against the SAC portfolio manager, Michael Steinberg, and others that could...